Appreciation post: A customer asked me to fix their bike with a 'magic' screwdriver

A guy brought in a vintage Schwinn last week and insisted the only tool I needed was his special screwdriver he bought online for $80. He said a YouTube video told him it could fix any creak or click. I politely showed him the actual loose bottom bracket, which took a 14mm socket. What's the weirdest 'miracle fix' a customer has ever tried to sell you on?

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amy3021mo ago

Eighty dollars for a magic screwdriver? I'm stuck on that price. That's like, a whole set of actual good tools. The confidence from a YouTube video must have been unreal.

val_taylor1mo ago

Ugh, @amy302, it's the influencer tax for sure.